The iconic Paddlewheel Restaurant shuts its doors

The Paddlewheel Restaurant, the long-standing iconic restaurant on the 6th floor of the Bay downtown, will be serving up its last meals on Thursday. - Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free PressDiners line up all the way out the door for one last lunch at the Paddlewheel Restaurant. - Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free PressThe doors to the Paddlewheel Restaurant will shut for good Thursday. - Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free PressDiners fill the Paddlewheel Restaurant for one last meal before it closes Thursday. - Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free PressA classic turkey dinner on one of the Paddlewheel Restaurant's trays. - Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free PressThe Paddlewheel Restaurant's roast beef dinner platter. - Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free PressThe paddlewheel still spins, but without water in the tank. - Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free PressCoins sit on the floor of a waterless tank next to a spinning paddlewheel. Water hasn't been in its tank for some time but patrons still use it as a wishing well. - Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free PressMark Ricafort and Rina Mejia pose in front of the iconic paddlewheel Wednesday afternoon. - Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free PressGladys Anderson and her daughter Janet Siemens have been coming to the Paddlewheel Restaurant since Janet was a baby. - Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free PressLong-time friends Patricia Holmes (left) and Judy Baran had to visit the Paddlewheel Restaurant one last time after spending their Saturdays at the restaurant when they were younger. - Five-year-old Lucien Guertin poses with his grandmother Margaret Wilcok (standing) and her sister Clare Simpson Wednesday after having lunch. - Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free PressIrene Andrusko has been coming to the Paddlewheel Restaurant for over 30 years. - Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free PressFour-year-old Mia Reynolds sips on her chocolate milk while having lunch with her mom Wednesday. - Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free PressJohn Waagenaar and his son Wess sit next to the mural his dad painted in the early 1970s. - Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free PressCarolyn Korozs says she's sad to see the Paddlewheel Restaurant close as she drops her tray off at a busing station Wednesday - Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press

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